The Huntington YMCA Swim Team (HYCAT of
Huntington) is a YMCA/USA Swimming program providing swimming
opportunities for children in the Greater Huntington, West Virginia
area. Swimmers from West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio train
at Marshall University and compete all over the United
States. Novice swimmers compete in “mini-meets”
while the elite swimmers travel to Pennsylvania, North Carolina,
Texas, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, and many other places.
Between its Huntington and Charleston locations, HYCAT represents
25% of all West Virginia swimmers and is the 38-time defending
state champion.

Why HYCAT of
Huntington?

HYCAT of Huntington has been steadily growing
over the last several years in both the number of swimmers
participating and quality of swims. Boasting some of the best
facilities in West Virginia, an expert coaching staff with more
than twenty-five years of experience in competitive swimming, a
parent-board focused on the growth and development of the swimmer,
and a competitive sister program in Charleston, HYCAT of Huntington
offers a variety of programs (both seasonal and year-round) for
swimmers ranging from novice to National level and everything in
between.